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Cheats & Workarounds

Sometimes conditions are not good, time is short, or trouble arises unexpectedly. Sometimes you can find a temporary (or permanent) solution that might be pushing the edge of standard...

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Magnetic Induction

Header photo: Store Norsk Leksikon A client of mine was complaining about hum in their audio mixer. This was a system that I had built and knew well. I...

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Audio Mixer Basics Part 1

Audio mixers are a big topic, spanning everything from passive combiners to huge recording and live music consoles. Not to mention virtualized mixers in DSP. If you’re combining two...

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Sync, Genlock and Timing

Some years ago, I got into a “disagreement” with a media archivist about whether a system for capturing video from tape needed genlock. The archivist had worked at a...

Audio

Analog Audio Interfacing

You can make all the signals digital, but sound is still an analog phenomenon.  And sometimes using analog audio equipment, or analog connections, is still the best choice because...

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Mysteries of RF

Photo of transmitter facility courtesy of Geerling Engineering Not long ago I was awakened at six in the morning by a strange alien voice emanating from my bedside radio....

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AV Signal Transport

Sometimes I have to laugh when a client remarks on how many cables are in a system. In many cases there are only a handful and I think back...

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Display Issues

Whether we call them video monitors, displays or screens, they are everywhere. In many cases you choose a technology, size and model, plug it in, and done. But apart...

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Decision Drivers

Sometimes the choice of equipment or cabling for a project is clear, driven by technical needs, cost, past experience, etc. But when new options arise, or issues are in...

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Switches and Relays

  I’m one of those people who is drawn to buttons and lights. Even as a kid I made “control panels” out of switches and lamps from Radio Shack....

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Technology Mythology

I worry a fair bit about bad ideas and misconceptions that get passed on, in full or in part, and then become “common knowledge.” Eventually it’s easier (and less...

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Technology Mythology Part 2

In the previous edition of Technology Mythology we talked about bad ideas and misconceptions that become “common knowledge” and end up being repeated unchallenged. In time they end up...

Industry

What is Ethernet?

With the widespread adoption of IT networks and technology, the landscape of AV and broadcast media has become much rockier. We are now working daily with technologies that were...

Industry

Transformers: The Hidden Gem

What common electronic device can be used to raise or lower AC voltages, block DC voltage, remove noise, and is completely passive? Get to know the transformer, a gadget...

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Intro to Comms

Communication is critical for any live event, broadcast or stream. Apart from cell phones and general-purpose two-way radios (aka walkie-talkies), intercom systems are the backbone of communication in theaters,...

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AI and the Diversity Predicament

Without a doubt, the transformation of content creation and consumption is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning. But what’s happening at the intersection of AI...

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Practical Power

Without electricity there’s no AV. And anyone who’s been doing this for a while has seen the steady increase of power cords and power supplies in racks, consoles, credenzas,...

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